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- ↑ "Nottinghamshire history > The Great Houses of Nottinghamshire and the County Families: Oxton Hall". www.nottshistory.org.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- 1 2 "Monument record M18265 - Oxton Hall". Nottinghamshire County Council. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ↑ Historic England. "Oxton Hall (Grade II) (1296566)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ↑ "Humphrey's world: how the Samuel Smith beer baron built Britain's strangest pub chain". The Guardian. 19 December 2024. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 19 December 2024.